Acer palmatum, although there are more than 100 species of maple worldwide, only one species (Acer campestre) is native to the UK.

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Native element carbon
native carbon
C
Scale bar = 1 centimetre
cleavage: Perfect basal
crystal system: Hexagonal
hardness:  1.0 - 2.0
relative density:  2.1 - 2.3
Borrowdale, Cumberland, England
26 A 2